Hi joanie, I do have a pastor and his wife, and also I go to bible study Wednesday mornings and evenings, and a bible hour every Monday, so I am not alone
...I really like Joyce to be honest, she has taught me a lot from her testimony and I believe she loves our Lord very much, but I was looking forward more to opening my e-mails from her and watching her morning shows then I was opening my bible, so I closed down watching her and started in my bible more, I have nothing to judge her about, God knows her heart, she has taught me a lot as I said...But to me at the moment I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to be alone so I can become teachable by Him only, not saying I can not reach out to others who are more learned than me, but having oneness to me with God is so important, no distractions, no phone, no nothing, just God teaching me, Jesus often spent time alone with His Father, a great lesson to be learned from that, so yes sometimes it is good to become an island, especially when one is seeking the Lord, it`s the only way I can hear Him...xox...